Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-03


had frequented together seemed filed
with the tender words he chad spoken.
Could it be that he had not CARED?
Why, then, had he spent his last even
ing ashore with herp Ee had left early,
to be sure, saying he must pack and be
off by daybreak. Had he gone from
her to LeuiseP The bough of scarlet
berries he had given her that night had
hung in her room ever since, where her
eyes would see it on waking. The first
| time she was able to walk across the
room after her illness she took it down
and threw it upon the open fire; in
deed, she took out all of his letters for
the same purpose. but put them back
again, not strong enough to abandon
them all at once. kbh
1t was summer at Haven, but it was
not summer in Betty lie BretOn's heart.
| think she remembered other Junes,
whose flowers were no sweeter, whose
woods were no greener-Junes that
had borrowed something of their charm
from her own happiness, that like the
moon shone with borrowed light. She
was trying to sing one of the old songs
at her piano one twilight-songs she
had sung with Aleck in their drives
through the woodland aisles, where
they had loved to linger; but the sobs
choked her, and the tears crowded and
jostled each other in her eyes; and sud-
denly when the last vibration of the
notes had ceased, a voice outside took
up the strain and sang it through.
1T is Aleck, she cried, hurrying to
the piazza like one in dream. Then
she walked, turned back and sat down.
Surprising 1t was Aleck, he belonged to
Louise OF course it was a mistake.
1t was because she had been thinking
about him. Aleck was dead, and she
had no right to think of him. She
never would think of him again
never; she would forget him, as he had
forgotten her. Dead or, alive, he could
be nothing to her-nothing, nothing.
He had broken her heart; could one
love with broken heart? Somebody
was coming into the room with a
lighted lamp, preceded by excited
voices. 1t was Miss LIE Breton, fol
lowed by Mrs. Ames.
! "Isn't it marvelous?" she was say
ing. "Such shock, too, for the
} Squire's family, just as they were get
ting used to the idea of death!'
"But is it true?'' asked Miss LIE
/ Breton.
Betty had shrunken into the dark
I corner of the long room (Which one
5 lamp only illuminated in patches) in
t order to hide the tears upon her eye
, lids.
, "True as preaching. was just get
ting into the train for Haven this after.
| noon- had been up to town for ;
5 trife of shopping-and heard a famil
| lar voice saying: ALLOW me to carry
= your bundle, Mrs. Ames.' 1t made m,
SILVER and my blood curdle, l locke,
q over my shoulder, expecting to see
ghost-a railway stations queer
q place for "a ghost, though, isn't it
WELL there stood Aleck Fanshawe.
{ sha'n't be any more surprised at tn
Day of judgment"
y "What a changer' cried Miss L
Breton; land they all in their mourn
ing, and the stone up in the cemetery
p and the estate administered upon!
wonder where Betty is?"
"Yes, seems as though they'd bee
- to a mortal lot of expense for moth
a ing"
y sand what a happy day for Louis
Turner!'' sighed Miss LIE Breton. q
= suppose he has cabled to his father?'
:, Mrs. Ames answered with heart
y laugh. THAT'S the oldest part of ii
:, He asked about all the folks, coming
. down in the train; he didn't kno'
;. they'd gone to Europe. And he aske
=. first of all after your Betty-upon m
y world And you don't want to kno'
:. about LouiseP' said 1. Louise whoi
\ said he. why, Louise Turner, o
: course What about herp Is sh
- 70 married, or deadP' Married.! l crie(
why, Aleck Fanshawe, are you mac
~, ~ or making believe? Didn't you expeo
:, that Louise Turner would confess he
~ ~ engagement to you, you sly old dog
- after the news of your deathP' Comics
!. her engagement to naer he repeated
~ and he looked like a thunderbolt Iw;
=, frightened. You don't mean to SO
:. you weren't engaged to herP' salt
- Now she's just like one of the famil
~ wears widows weeds for you, an
Z went to church on the Squirrels ar
"' when your funeral sermon wa
- preachedr Engaged to herr he erie,
~ Il never thought of it. am engage
=: =. to Betty LIE Breton. and l never love
~ any one else' thought I'd run owe
\, and prepare your mind, y pursued Mr.
y Ames, 'for fear of the shock. Where
- BettyP"
~ Squire Fanshawe's family return,
80 %, in season for Betty's wedding, and 81
-, took her wedding tour through Il
~ White Mountains, after all. But Loui
w Turner never appeared in Haven agai
~ Mary N. Prescott, IN Harper's Bazo
w
ed MOST EMBARRASSING.